Shoe shining machine



4.Many 19, l93- J. s. MCIDQWELLV ET AL I 1,805,832

SHOE SHINING MACHINEv Filed April 25 1930 Patented rMay 19, 1931 l PAAT SHOE sIIINInG MACHINE Appnanm'mea apra 25,

The inventionrelates to yimprovements in shoe shining machines asy `described in the present specilication and shown in the ac-. companying drawings, which vform l,part of '(llthe same. l

The'present invention has for its Objectthe provision of anecient and serviceablemachine yfor not `only automatically applying polish to al shoe but also shining it. f

The invention 'comprehends a machine in which a coin of the proper denomination is deposited in order to set it in operation for a short space of time .sutli'cient-toshine a pair of shoes. The user merely-holds his foot ll against a revolving brush in order to have the polish applied and against another to havethe shoe shined, two such sets of brushes being provided one for blackand the other for brown polish.

l 2B Referring tO the drawings, 'Figure 1l is a vertical section through the vbrushes and their mechanism. y y Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 depictingtheoperating motor and itsassociated mechanism. Figure 3 is a lvertical section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2 illustrating the gearing for operating the polish feeding apparatus.

VFigure 4 is a vertical section on line iof Figure l showing one ofthe two polish applying brushes and the polish `feeding mechanism therefor. n

Figure 5 is a detail of a lever lfor setting the machine to shine either blackor brown'shoes.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the ligures throughout the drawings.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 6 g generally denotes a base of hollowfconstruction in which most of the Vmechanism is housed. This base, of course, maybe of any suitable shape or design The top 7 is the platform upon which the person stands while his shoes are being shined. A rail or other desirable means' may be provided tO.

enable him to steady himself while having his shoeshine. This, however, is not shown since it does not form a part of the present invention. v Y f 50 Rising from the platform are four aligned 193e. serial No. ermee.

Y JOHN sANanR Menownnnnnn WILLIAIacAnson, er MIDLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA L" brushes, 8, 8 and 9, 9.v Ther two inneri most'brushesS and 9iare forl applying the polish, and the outermost brushesS and 9 Aare intended for shining purposes.y

Each brush is of lsuitable contour and vertically arranged in a bearing' as at 10 vby means of` its shaft 11'. i Keyed tothe'inner` end of each shaft isa bevel gear 12 meshed with a similar gear as at 13.

The bevel kgears 13 of thevbrushes',.8,8"are keyed to a shaft 14 journalled inthe bearings 15 or the like.v The Otherfbevel gears `13for operating the'brushesQ, ,9 are leyedjto `a Vshaft '16 iournalled in the bearings 17 or the like,y lThe two horizontal shafts'terminate short of each other vandeach bearga fixed bevel gear asiat k18A and 19.'

20 denotes an. electricmotorvwhose base n f 21 is mounted in ways 22,322 in orderthat it may slide sidewise between the stops23."l

One end of the motor shaft carries a `fixed bevel geari24: that may bemeshed with eitherl of the gears 18 and 19 byfbodily sliding the motor. To this end a lever 25 issupplied and. pivoted at'26toa' notched quadrant 27 whereby .the lever canf be locked in'pany one of three positions through themedium of the i usual locking device 28., The quadrant and locking device are of well known construction and hence do not need further description'.y yThe lower end'ofA the lever maybe connected to the motor in any manner vsuch'as b means of thefork 29e-see Figure 5.'

l The electric motor is set in operation by a 'coinidep'osit'edin the slot 30 ,of the standard 31. The coin v gravitates to a coin control mechanism diagrammatically shown atA 32 in the head 33. There are several 'such control mechanisms of well known construction that 4could be employed in this capacity, hence av descriptionkof the same is not required.A y Acting in conjunction with the com cona shaft `35. This gear' determines the length of time the motor shall operate upon its shuts oil' the current to the motor. Most coin control mechanisms are provided with such trol mechanism is a timing -gear 34 fixed upon .of one will suflice.

a switch. Power for operating this switch will be taken off the shaft 35.

The .timing gear may be driven from the motor in any suitable manner, such as by means of a pinion 36 fixed on the shaft 37 that bears a bevel gear 38 at its lower end; which gear 38 isv meshed with a similar gear 39 keyed to the motor shaft. In order to accommodate sidewise movement of the motor, the shaft 37 is journalled in a swinging bracket 40 pivoted on the timing gear 34 at its upper end and secured to the motor shaft at its lower end.

The polish applying brushes 8 and 9v are fitted with polish applying devices and these being similar in construction a description 41 is a tube having its upper end perforated and disposed in close proximity toy the brush. The lower end communicates with a cylinder 42 containing the polish.

The polish is ejected from the cylinder by a plunger 43 connected to a screw44 fed by a worm wheel 45. rlhe end of the screw has its 'threads removed so that it cannot feed the plunger too far. A worin 46 meshes with the worm wheel and is supported in a bracket 47 by means of the. short shaft carrying the bevel gear 48. This`l gear is positioned for engagement with the gear 38 when the moloi is shifted to one side. The other polish applying device has a gear 49 positioned on the other side of the gear 38 so that it will be engaged when the motor is shifted to that side.

In the operation of this invention, before depositing a coin the user shifts the lever 25 to one side or the other depending upon whether he wants a brown or black shoew shine. The movement of the lever shifts the motor 20 sidewise engaging its gear 24 with either of the gears 18 or 19 and concurrently engaging the gear 38 with either of the gears 48 or 49 of the polish feeding devices;

Upon insertion of a coin the motor is setin motion, thus operating a set of brushes and the polish feeding device ofthe polish applying brush. TheA user holds his shoe against one brush, then the yother until it receives the proper shine. he timing gear 34 automatically shuts 0E the motorV when it has. run a definite period.

What we claim is 1. In a shoe shining machine, a. supporting structure, two sets of brushes operably mounted thereupon, the brushes of each set being geared together for concurrent.operation, a motor, means slidably supporting the motor, a driving element borne by the motor, a driven elementcarried by each brush set, and a hand lever fulcrumed on the aforesaid supporting structure and connected to the motor for shifting it to engage its driving element with one or the other of said driven elements.

2. In -a shoe shin-ing machine, ay supporting structure, two sets of brushes operably mounted thereupon, sepa-rate and distinct gearing for each set of brushes, a slidably mounted motor, a driving element borne thereby, means for shifting the motor to engage its driving element with the gearing of either set of brushes, a timing gear for actuating a coin control mechanism, gearing connecting said timing gear to the motor, and a swinging bracket bearing said gearing to accommodate the motors movement.

8. ln a shoe shining machine, a supporting structure, two sets of brushes operably mounted thereupon, separate and distinct gearing for each set of brushes, a slidably mounted motor, a driving element borne thereby, means for shifting the motor to engage its driving element with the gearing of either set ofbrushes, a timing gear for actuating coin control mechanism, a bracket pivl oted at one end to said timing gear and connected at the other end to the shaft of said motor, a shaft journalled in said bracket, a pinion fixed on said shaft and meshed'with 'shaft to the motor.

Signed at Midland, Gntario, Canada, the 29th day of March, 19.30.V

JOHN SANG-ER MODOWELL. TWILLIAM CARSON.

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